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Muslim women cry foul
The Washington Times ^ | January 18, 2008 | Pete Vere

Posted on 01/17/2008 9:56:13 PM PST by GratianGasparri

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario -- Three Muslim women in Canada have filed a human rights complaint against Syed Soharwardy, the Alberta-based imam who brought publisher Ezra Levant before the Alberta Human Rights Commission after Mr. Levant's magazine republished the Danish Muhammad cartoons.

Qasira Shaheen, Robina Butt and Shugufta Iftikhar filed their complaint, dated Dec. 28, with the Canadian Human Rights Commission, saying they "were treated differently from men in the following manner: Abusive language uttered towards us; Not permitted to ask any questions; Denied participation as equal members of the Muslim community; Physically and verbally threatened; Made to sit in the back of the hall; Accused of disrupting and sabotaging the proceedings; Forced to vacate the premises; Followed-up by obscene and threatening phone calls and letters in the mail."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freespeech; islam; moslem; muslimwomen; steyn; tribunals
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To: GratianGasparri

It seems islam itself cultures Islamic supremacists and predominantly male values!


21 posted on 01/18/2008 5:03:34 AM PST by SIRTRIS
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To: Jeff Chandler
"They can file all the complaints they want. The Commission is not going find in their favor. It wouldn’t be politically correct to find against an Imam."

Agreed.

It is not as if he were a priest or a minister. Then he would be fair game.

22 posted on 01/18/2008 5:37:44 AM PST by Clive
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To: SatinDoll
The violent aspects of Islam can be curbed, but it will have to come from inside Islam,

Not possible. Read their book.

I believe only Muslim women can effect that change.

Kind of tough when you can't vote, drive, or even leave the house without permission from your owner.

L

23 posted on 01/18/2008 6:21:44 AM PST by Lurker (Pimping my blog: http://lurkerslair-lurker.blogspot.com/)
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To: chaos_5
Robina Butt, told The Times that the women were motivated by respect for human rights

She was one of the Butt Sisters in the song "Troglodyte"

24 posted on 01/18/2008 6:43:12 AM PST by NRA1995 (Mr. President and Congress: This is OUR country and don't you forget it!)
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To: Grunthor

:)


25 posted on 01/18/2008 7:11:00 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: GratianGasparri

Great! Now ladies there are ways to deal with men who would treat you disrespectfully and you know what they are. So in the words of the successful advertising campaign “Just Do It”.


26 posted on 01/18/2008 7:35:18 AM PST by pepperdog
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To: caseinpoint

There can be no such reformation movement in Islam. The laws of Mohammad remain the laws of Islam. Slavery will ALWAYS be legal even if it is unpopular or rare.

Mohammed was the last prophet, no one can undo the cult leader’s work.


27 posted on 01/18/2008 9:49:33 AM PST by weegee (Those who surrender personal liberty to lower global temperatures will receive neither.)
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To: GratianGasparri

From the Washington Times article:
“Mr. Butt called Mr. Soharwardy an example of a person who gives Muslims a bad name .....”

So, Mr. Butt doesn’t like another Muslim? These names and fanatical religious positions, once were considered beyond the limits of the bottom dwellers in the pulp fiction writers community.

Asimov was right - Muslims are stranger than we can think they are!


28 posted on 01/18/2008 9:50:27 AM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principle)
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To: GratianGasparri

They are muslim women.
Since when do chattel have any rights (in a muslim community)?


29 posted on 01/18/2008 9:53:08 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Before the government can give you a dollar it must first take it from another American)
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To: Lurker

Women shouldn’t vote or drive. They should stay in their bunny jammies and work to keep their hair lustrous and perfumey.


30 posted on 01/18/2008 9:59:06 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: weegee

No chance for a Martin Luther of Islam, eh? Too bad. Guess they will have to remain living in nations that tolerate 7th Century mores (which, I hope, won’t be the U.S.A.).


31 posted on 01/18/2008 10:20:23 AM PST by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things.)
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To: GratianGasparri

In other words, they were treated as Muslim women rather than Canadian women. These women are very brave, because by doing this, they are probably putting themselves in danger of stoning or beheading or something equally vile. However, if Muslim women are to ever be treated humanely, someone has to start the protest somewhere, somehow.

I am noticing a lot of flippant comments on this thread, but the subhuman treatment of women in Muslim culture is something that has to be stopped. Every human is entitled to a measure of dignity.


32 posted on 01/18/2008 11:24:01 AM PST by Bookwoman ("...and I am unanimous in this..")
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